USDA MARKET NEWS--AFTERNOON CATTLE REPORT    04/18/25

          VOLUME    USDA TOTAL RANGE   DTN PRACTICAL RANGE  WT AVG

KANSAS    CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:      28  WEEK TO DATE:   8,774
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          No reportable trade
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

NEBRASKA  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:     301  WEEK TO DATE:  21,460
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable dressed trade
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          40          335.00-335.00       335.00-335.00       335.00
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

TEXAS     CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:       0  WEEK TO DATE:   7,542
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          1,682       208.00-210.00       208.00-210.00       208.26
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          1,278       208.00-210.00       208.00-210.00       209.05
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          No reportable trade

COLORADO  CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY: NA Conf  WEEK TO DATE: NA Conf
    STEERS LIVE FOB
          NA Due to Confidentiality
    STEERS LIVE DELIVERED
          NA Due to Confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE FOB
          NA Due to Confidentiality
    HEIFERS LIVE DELIVERED
          NA Due to Confidentiality

IOWA      CONFIRMED CASH SALES - TODAY:   1,422  WEEK TO DATE:  16,152
    STEERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          114         335.00-335.00       335.00-335.00       335.00
    STEERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED DELIVERED
          No reportable dressed trade
    HEIFERS DRESSED FOB
          No reportable trade

COMMENTS: This week Northern dressed deals marked at mostly $332 to 
$335, $4 to $7 higher than last week's weighted averages. Southern live 
business was at $208 to $210, $4 to $6 higher than last week's weighted 
averages. 

5-AREA LV STR AVG(NEG)PR&WT: $211.62(1513) HIDE&OFFAL: $11.78 Unchg
CARCASS EQV INDEX    CHOICE (600-900#)      SELECT (600-900#)   HEAD
    SUPPLY (Live)      $318.99                $299.27          52,362
    DEMAND (Box)       $319.52                $303.55          45,428
    INDEX VALUE        $319.26  +1.57         $301.41  +1.84   97,790
BEEF CUTOUTS     CHOICE (600-900#)      SELECT (600-900#)
                       $331.52  -1.38         $315.55  -0.84
   67.89 LDS CH CUTS / 13.29 LDS SEL CUTS / 12.33 LDS TRIM /  7.08 LDS GROUND
DAILY CHOICE/SELECT SPREAD  $15.97  TOTAL LOAD COUNT 101
COMPREHENSIVE WEEKLY CUTOUT VALUE: Week ending 04/11 $336.53 +0.25
 CUTTER 90%  350# UP C/O: $293.91 +1.38
 NAT'L BONELESS BF TRIM:  52.97 lds / Shrply lr on lt dem & mod offers
 90% TRIM: 11 lds: Wtd Avg: $378.12 / Moderately to sharply higher
FI KILL(WTD) FRI  89(566)  WK AGO  96(559)  YR AGO 111(598)
             SAT  10(576)  WK AGO   5(564)  YR AGO  20(618)
            *PREVIOUS DAY BREAKDOWN:  THURSDAY  SH99 / CB21*
                 WEEKLY CANADIAN CATTLE IMPORTS.
               WK ENDING  FEEDERS  SLAUGHTER S&H
  Week Ending:  04/05/25   7,696      14,953
  Week Ending:  03/29/25  15,681      20,544
   Change from prev week: -7,985      -5,591